The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of eight Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2018 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. IAAF approves Russian athletes to compete internationally as neutral athletes In December 2017, […]Drugs in Sport

The IAAF Doping Review Board has agreed that the applications of nine Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2018 under competition Rule 22.1A(b) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended. Nine Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria In December 2017, the […]Drugs in Sport

Six World Indoor Championships medals will be reallocated during ceremonies at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on Friday and Saturday 2-3 March. These upgrades follow the disqualification of the results of the original medallists after their sanction for anti-doping rule violations. Six World Indoor Championships medals to be reallocated in Birmingham Among those […]News – Drugs in Sport

Russian steeplechaser Yulia Zaripova has been banned for two and a half years for doping offences, the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said (www.rusada.ru) on Friday. Zaripova, 28, was suspended after her biological passport showed abnormalities and her results from June 20 to Aug. 20 2011 and July 3-Sept. 3 2012 have been annulled. Zaripova won […]News – Drugs in Sport

The IAAF takes the anti-doping allegations published by The Sunday Times and ARD very seriously and has investigated them thoroughly. The published allegations were sensationalist and confusing: the results referred to were not positive tests. In fact, ARD and The Sunday Times both admit that their evaluation of the data did not prove doping. Professor […]News – Drugs in Sport

Antidoping — The IAAF has noted today’s article in The Sunday Times claiming yet another ‘sensational’ revelation, this time concerning the alleged results of a study which was carried out at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea. This is not a new story, having first been raised on German TV in 2013, and […]News – Drugs in Sport

Paula Radcliffe Doping — Radcliffe has issued a statement strongly denying any doping allegations that has been associated with the recent Sunday Times article. Paula Radcliffe Doping Allegations The British athlete issued the following statement: “I categorically deny that I have resorted to cheating in any form whatsoever at any time in my career, and […]News – Drugs in Sport

26th October 2016 — Rita Jeptoo of Kenya, has doping ban increased to four years and has been disqualified from the Boston marathon she won in 2014, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has stated. Rita Jeptoo — Doping Ban Extended Jeptoo became Kenya‘s first high-profile athlete to fail a test and was originally […]News – Drugs in Sport

An updated set of guidelines has been submitted to the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSaF) for those athletes wishing to apply to compete internationally in 2017. Russian Athletics Federation Guidelines to compete as neutral athletes The guidelines, submitted in English and Russian, outline the criteria that athletes must meet to be able to apply for permission […]News – Drugs in Sport

Dr Sergei Portugalo, a Russian doctor, has been banned for life from involvement in athletics. Dr Sergei Portugalo Banned for life The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has stated that there is “clear evidence” that Dr Sergei Portugalov doped athletes. A WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) report from 2015, made very strong indications that the […]News – Drugs in Sport